1964 Buffalo Bisons Roster
Team Record: 80-69
Finished 3rd in the IL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (80-69)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 160,804, Avg. 2,158
Playoffs - Syracuse Chiefs 4 games, Buffalo Bisons 3
The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1964 season with a record of 80 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the IL.
The Bisons scored 680 runs and allowed 660 runs. Duke Carmel walloped 35 home runs for Buffalo, while Joe Hicks and Cleon Jones added 15 or more also. Duke Carmel drove in 99 runs. Joe Hicks topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .282. Craig Anderson led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.96 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Craig Anderson, Ed Bauta, Babe Birrer, Larry Burright, Duke Carmel, Elio Chacón, Choo-Choo Coleman, Cliff Cook, Sammy Drake, Larry Elliot, Rob Gardner, Pumpsie Green, Rick Herrscher, Joe Hicks, Jerry Hinsley, Willard Hunter, Cleon Jones, Sherman Jones, Mike Joyce, Ed Kranepool, Ron Locke, Carl Mathias, Al Moran, Dennis Musgraves, Grover Powell, Duane Richards, Dick Ricketts, Don Rowe, Amado Samuel, Ted Schreiber, Dick Selma, Norm Sherry, Dick Smith, John Stephenson, Darrell Sutherland, Ron Swoboda and Marv Throneberry were all players from the 1964 Buffalo Bisons who played in the Majors during their careers.
Whitey Kurowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Anderson | R | R | July 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | Washington, DC US |
| Ray Apple | R | R | February 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Ed Bauta | R | R | January 6, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | Florida, CU |
| Tom Belcher | R | R | October 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Babe Birrer | R | R | July 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Larry Burright | R | R | July 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | Roseville, IL US |
| Duke Carmel | L | L | April 23, 1937 | 6'3" | 202 | New York, NY US |
| Elio Chacón | R | R | October 26, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Choo-Choo Coleman | L | R | August 25, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | Orlando, FL US |
| Cliff Cook | R | R | August 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Dallas, TX US |
| Sammy Drake | S | R | October 7, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Larry Elliot | L | L | March 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Lloyd Flodin | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Rob Gardner | R | L | December 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 176 | Binghamton, NY US |
| Pumpsie Green | S | R | October 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Boley, OK US |
| William Haas | L | L | February 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Rick Herrscher | R | R | November 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 187 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Joe Hicks | L | R | April 7, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Ivy, VA US |
| Jerry Hinsley | R | R | April 9, 1945 | 5'11" | 165 | Hugo, OK US |
| Willard Hunter | R | L | March 8, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Newark, NJ US |
| Cleon Jones | R | L | June 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | Plateau, AL US |
| Sherman Jones | L | R | February 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | Winton, NC US |
| Mike Joyce | R | R | February 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 193 | Detroit, MI US |
| Artie Kay | R | R | October 16, 1934 | 5'9" | 174 | Belton, SC US |
| Ed Kranepool | L | L | November 8, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | New York, NY US |
| Ron Locke | R | L | April 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 168 | Wakefield, RI US |
| Colin MacIvor | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Carl Mathias | S | L | June 13, 1936 | 5'11" | 195 | Bechtelsville, PA US |
| Al Moran | R | R | December 5, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Dennis Musgraves | R | R | December 25, 1943 | 6'4" | 188 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Al Pehanick | R | R | August 27, 1935 | 6'5" | 195 | Scranton, PA US |
| Grover Powell | L | L | October 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 175 | Sayre, PA US |
| Duane Richards | R | R | December 16, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | Spartanburg, IN US |
| Dick Ricketts | L | R | December 4, 1933 | 6'7" | 215 | Pottstown, PA US |
| Don Rowe | L | L | April 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Brawley, CA US |
| Amado Samuel | R | R | December 6, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Ted Schreiber | R | R | July 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Dick Selma | R | R | November 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Norm Sherry | R | R | July 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Dick Smith | R | R | May 17, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Lebanon, OR US |
| John Stephenson | L | R | April 13, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | South Portsmouth, KY US |
| Darrell Sutherland | R | R | November 14, 1941 | 6'4" | 169 | Glendale, CA US |
| Ron Swoboda | R | R | June 30, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Marv Throneberry | L | L | September 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Collierville, TN US |
| Malcolm Warren | L | R | April 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
